October 2014 Jerusalem vehicular attack
On 22 October 2014, a Palestinian rammed his car into a crowd of people waiting at the Ammunition Hill light rail station in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem.[1][2] The attack killed a three-month-old girl and a 22-year-old Ecuadorian potential convert to Judaism, and injured seven others.[3][4][5] Police shot the driver of the vehicle as he fled the scene and he later died of his wounds.[6]
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| Location | East Jerusalem |
| Date | 22 October 2014 |
Attack type | Vehicle attack |
| Deaths | 3 (2 civilians and 1 attacker) |
| Injured | 7 civilians |
| Perpetrators | Adbel-Rahman Shaloudi, from Silwan |
Attack
A 21-year-old, Adbel-Rahman Shaloudi, from Silwan, is believed to have deliberately driven his father's car at high speed into the crowd waiting at a Jerusalem light rail station. Israel identified him as a Hamas member,[7] and police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld stated that, "this was a terrorist attack. The driver ... is a resident of Silwan and has a terrorist background. He has served time in jail for terror activity."[8] The driver was shot dead as he attempted to flee the scene.[9][10]
The attack is one in a series of violent Palestinian attacks on civilians in the summer and fall of 2014 being described by some as a new intifada.[11][12]
Family members of Adbel-Rahman Shaloudi believe that he had lost control of the car and the killing was not intentional.[13][14] Ynet speculates, after conversations with his family, that his act was precipitated after hearing a false rumour on an Arabic-language radio station that Israeli police had entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque with their shoes not to arrest stone-throwers but in order to desecrate the shrine.[15] On 14 November the order was given to demolish Shaloudi's home,[16] and it was destroyed on 19 November,[17] although pictures show that only his room, and not the whole house, was destroyed.[18]
Victims
Chaya Zissel Braun was a 3-month-old, who held both American and Israeli citizenship.[19] As her mother was exiting the train, the stroller was hit directly by the car, killing her instantly.[20][21]
Karen Yemima Mosquera was a 22-year-old, a recent immigrant from Ecuador, who had come to Israel to explore Judaism, for a future conversion.[22] She was critically injured during the attack and later died on 26 October.[23][24][25][26] Her mother and sister traveled to Jerusalem to be with her in the hospital, her father joined them for the funeral.[27][28]
See also
References
- ^ Mitnick, Joshua (22 October 2014). "Palestinian Driver Rams Crowd in Jerusalem". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (22 October 2014). "Driver Plows Into Group at Jerusalem Train Station, Killing Baby, Police Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Berman, Lazar (23 October 2014). "Baby killed in Jerusalem terror attack laid to rest". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Second victim of Jerusalem attack succumbs to wounds". The Times of Israel. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Rudoren, Jodi (26 October 2014). "Jerusalem Adding Police Amid Fears of Violence". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Kershner, Isabel (24 October 2014). "Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Teenager in the West Bank, the 2nd in 8 Days". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Ben Zion, Ilan (22 October 2014). "Baby killed as car rams crowd in Jerusalem terror attack". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Ori (22 October 2014). "Palestinian driver rams Jerusalem station killing baby". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ McLaughlin, Erin; Narayan, Chandrika (23 October 2014). "Man plows car into crowd at Jerusalem rail stop, killing baby". CNN. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Hasson, Nir; Ravid, Barak (23 October 2014). "Baby killed, 7 hurt in Jerusalem terror attack; terrorist dies of gunshot wounds". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Prusher, Ilene (26 October 2014). "Infant's Killing in Jerusalem Reignites Talk of a New Intifada". Time. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Caspit, Ben (24 October 2014). "Jerusalem's 'Silent Intifada'". U.S. News & World Report. AI Monitor. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Khoury, Jack; Hasson, Nir (23 October 2014). "Family of Jerusalem light rail attacker insists he lost control of car". Haaretz. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Hagbard, Celine (27 October 2014). "Report: Last Wednesday's 'light rail attack' by Palestinian driver was a car accident". International Middle East Media Center. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Barnea, Nahum (2014-11-24). "Lies, paranoia and superstitions". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "Home demolition notice given to family of terrorist who killed 2 in Jerusalem attack". The Jerusalem Post. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "IDF demolishes east Jerusalem home of terrorist who ran over and killed baby, woman". The Jerusalem Post. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "IDF Didn't Demolish Terrorist's Home - Just His Room". Arutz Sheva. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Siemaszko, Corky (23 October 2014). "'It's all now in God's hands': 3-month-old baby girl laid to rest after terror attack in Jerusalem". New York Daily News. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (22 October 2014). "Baby killed and eight wounded in suspected terror attack in Jerusalem". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Tova Dvorin (22 October 2014). "Baby Murdered in Jerusalem Terror Attack". Arutz Sheva (INN). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Jerusalem: Palestinian car attack claims second victim". BBC. BBC. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Hartman, Ben; Eisenbud, Daniel K. (26 October 2014). "Woman injured in Jerusalem terror attack dies of wounds, bringing death toll to 2". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "Muere ecuatoriana Karen Mosquera, víctima de atentado en Israel". Ecuavisa. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Ha muerto Karen Mosquera, víctima de atentado de un palestino en Israel". La Republica. EFE.
- ^ "Segunda víctima mortal del atentado en Jerusalén". El Pais. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Agencias-Redacción (26 October 2014). "Padre de Karen Mosquera viajó a Jerusalén". El Universo. Agencias-Redacción. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Salkin, Jeffrey K. (2014-10-28). "Welcome Home, Karen Yemima". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-20.